The dense metaphyseal band sign
SA Raber - Radiology, 1999 - pubs.rsna.org
SA Raber
Radiology, 1999•pubs.rsna.orgDISCUSSION The dense metaphyseal band sign enables a lengthy differential diagnosis. In
order of decreasing frequency, the causes of a dense metaphysis include normal variance,
plumbism, treated leukemia, healing rickets, other heavy metal (arsenic, bismuth, mercury)
poisoning, recovery from scurvy, vitamin D hypervitaminosis, congenital hypothyroidism,
hypoparathyroidism, and transplacental infections (eg, toxoplasmosis, rubella,
cytomegalovirus, and herpes)(, 3–, 5).
order of decreasing frequency, the causes of a dense metaphysis include normal variance,
plumbism, treated leukemia, healing rickets, other heavy metal (arsenic, bismuth, mercury)
poisoning, recovery from scurvy, vitamin D hypervitaminosis, congenital hypothyroidism,
hypoparathyroidism, and transplacental infections (eg, toxoplasmosis, rubella,
cytomegalovirus, and herpes)(, 3–, 5).
DISCUSSION
The dense metaphyseal band sign enables a lengthy differential diagnosis. In order of decreasing frequency, the causes of a dense metaphysis include normal variance, plumbism, treated leukemia, healing rickets, other heavy metal (arsenic, bismuth, mercury) poisoning, recovery from scurvy, vitamin D hypervitaminosis, congenital hypothyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, and transplacental infections (eg, toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes)(, 3–, 5).
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